Buying guides
Do the homework before the sales call
Guides for the parts of a monitoring purchase that vendors are least keen to explain: how the licence is counted, how to size it, how to spend a short trial well, and how to write down what you actually need.
- A 14-day plan for trialling network monitoring software
Day-by-day plan for a network monitoring trial: what to connect, what to break on purpose, and how to score vendors before the clock runs out.
Updated September 29, 2026 - How to estimate how many PRTG sensors you need
A per-device-type sensor table, a worked 45-device example and the counting traps that push PRTG subscriptions into the next tier.
Updated September 29, 2026 - Network monitoring requirements checklist for buyers (RFP-ready)
A copy-ready requirements checklist for choosing network monitoring software: coverage, alerting, deployment, security, licensing and support questions.
Updated September 29, 2026 - Per sensor, per device, per node: network monitoring pricing explained
How sensor-, device-, node- and endpoint-based licensing really add up, with worked examples for a 60-device office and a 600-device multi-site org.
Updated September 29, 2026